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“You are working in a phone booth in there. You’ve got to deal with the center, so you don’t have a lot of room for moves, which works out good for me since I don’t have any. I try to go right through them.”

-49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith, on his pass-rushing technique

“Jackie Harbaugh is the foundation of this Harbaugh family. She is the rock of our family. She’s the one that moved us 17 times in a 43-year coaching career. She sold houses at every stop, and she bought houses at every stop. She took them in to school and out of school. She went to school when things didn’t go well. This is my hero right here, Jackie Harbaugh. You’re going to ask us how we feel on this historic day? Jackie, who has it better than us? Nobody!”

-Jack Harbaugh, father of 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, on how he feels going into the Super Bowl

“We get along for the most part (and) there are squabbles and fights every once in a while, but Goody (Jonathan Goodwin), he’s the father figure in there and he sets us in line. Goody is like the old dad. He’s just old and he’s ‘dadly.’ He’s the mature, has his (stuff) together kind of guy. Then we have AD (Anthony Davis). I’d describe him as the quiet assassin. He’s a quiet, kind of keeps to himself kind of dude, but you put down that tape and he’s really physical. Mike (Iupati) is just goofy. He loves to have fun. He’s like a big kid, the biggest kid you’ll ever see. (Alex) Boone, he wishes he was on this riser. He loves the spotlight, and I do as well.”

-49ers offensive tackle Joe Staley, on his line-mates

“They’re big, goofy guys; big people are usually the funniest people.”

-49ers receiver Michael Crabtree, on his offensive line teammates

They were “about $4,000 apiece. I got them for the five linemen, I got one for Delanie (Walker) and Bruce” Miller.

-49ers running back Frank Gore, on the watches he bought for his blockers after this season